Sunday Commentary: 2024 Figures to Be a Challenging Year to Make Progress on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I think veteran Sacramento columnist Dan Walters summarized the problem well:…
COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Proceeds for Man Accused of Robbing Lowe’s – Police Admit Never Verifying Whether Items Were Stolen
By Helen Shamamyan WOODLAND, CA – Witness testimony here this week in a Yolo County Superior Court…
The Emancipator – Racism Underlies Homelessness
By Citlalli Florez BOSTON, MA – While more than 582,000 Americans became unhoused in 2022, not all…
Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed
Non-profit founder seeks to bring bold leadership to City facing major safety, health, and affordability crisis Special…
New Survey Shows Tucson Residents Want ‘Holistic’ Solutions to Homelessness and Community Safety
By Holly Werris TUCSON, AZ – A new survey of Tucson residents reveals people consider homelessness one…
Report: Why Cities Should See Housing First as Tool for Decarceration
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – The Prison Policy Initiative examined over 50 studies and reports that…
Guest Commentary: Committed 2 Change – Transforming Lives at the Hospitality House
by Rodney Wrice In the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood, a place often associated with challenges…
Commentary: Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week, the Orange County Register ran a piece “The Real…
Woman Faces Bail, Bench Warrant Despite Homelessness and Declining Mental Health
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA — At a trial-setting conference Thursday morning in Yolo County Superior Court,…
Guest Commentary: Lifting Homelessness Injunction Will Simply Reinstate Inadequate Response to the Homelessness Crisis
By Dean Preston Our Mayor and other City leaders are protesting the ruling by Magistrate Judge Ryu…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request to Release Homeless Man Who Missed Court Dates from Custody – Notes He’s Unhoused and Has Unstable Employment
By Kaveh Nasseri MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Carrie Stephens this week denied a…
Commentary: New Studies Illustrate Exactly Why We Have a Housing and Homeless Crisis in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A poll released at the beginning of June by PPIC found…
Largest Homeless Study in Quarter Century Finds California Unhoused Mostly Products of ‘Cost of Housing’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The largest representative study of homelessness…
Sacramento County Grand Jury Once Again Targets Homeless Failures by Sacramento County ‘Leaders’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – For the second time in a month,…
Letter: YIMBY Leader Calls Homeless Plan “Snake Oil”
By Ned Resnikoff Sheriff Cooper and District Attorney Reisig claim to be offering your readers a plan…
Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing
Dear Chairs Ting and Skinner, In the spirit of a strong state and local government partnership that…
Commentary: Data Suggests Clear Link Between Housing Costs and Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A local official keeps wanting to link homelessness to drugs and…
Report Finds Yolo County Lacks Affordable Housing, Beds for the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, The California Housing Partnership released the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bee’s Story Illustrates the Depth of the Affordable Housing Shortfall
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Every so often, someone comes on the Vanguard and argues that…
CalCities Complains About Lack of Adequate Funding for Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor this week unveiled the May Revision. …
